caulis

/ (ˈkɔːlɪs) /

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noun plural -les (-liːz)

rare the main stem of a plant

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Word Origin for caulis

C16: from Latin

Words nearby caulis

cauliflower cheese, cauliflower ear, cauliflowerette, cauliflower fungus, cauline, caulis, caulk, caulker, Caulonia, Cauquenes, cauri

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How to use caulis in a sentence

Flores ♂ glomerati; glomeruli pedunculati, axillares, in apice caulis nudi.
Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied
In the middle ages the general literary term throughout Europe was coles (or colis) from caulis, a stalk, and virga, a rod.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
Its stalk affords an excellent example of the caulis anceps.
The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 13|William Curtis
Caulis: the funicle of antenna: the corneous basal part of jaws.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith